18:45 Newcastle

Thursday 25 August 2022

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William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Racing League Race Seventeen (Handicap)

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 1m 42.08s

(13)

Keyser Soze²⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: R Spencer| OR: 90| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 15/2, fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D when last seen in February, unsuited by way race developed. Likely to get a good pace to aim at this time and couldn't rule out off an attractive mark.

Form: 676-334

(5)

Young Fire^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 88| D

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap at York (7.9f, good, 80/1) 7 days ago. Would be a danger to all if on-song, but others are more appealing based on recent evidence.

Form: 245850

(2)

Raising Sand^p⁷⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 86| D

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good) 77 days ago. Has failed to shine on each of his three previous starts on the AW.

Form: 9006-63

(4)

Menai Bridge¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Hills| OR: 85| D

5/1

Good second of 13 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 14 days ago. High on the shortlist off the same mark here.

Form: 342432

(10)

Baltimore Boy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: M L W Bell| OR: 90| C

10/3

Thrice-raced winner. Second of 12 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 5/1) 22 days ago, well positioned. May well have more to off now pitched into a handicap and he's one to consider.

Form: 312

(8)

Galiac²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 88| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago, sticking to task. Another bold show on the cards.

Form: 141332

(12)

Double Dealing³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82

9/1

Respectable third of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 33 days ago, running on. Entitled to come on for that run (first appearance for 11 months) and not without each-way hope.

Form: 13323-3

(6)

Loingseoir²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 81| BF| D

33/1

4/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. This Irish raider looks vulnerable tackling this surface for the first time.

Form: 538239

(11)

Global Spirit²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 80| D

22/1

Won 8-runner handicap (13/8) at Pontefract (8f, good) 22 days ago, running on. 4 lb rise fair enough, but this is tougher and he's 0-9 on the AW.

Form: 106621

(7)

Dingle³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R Hannon| OR: 79| D

6/1

16/1, last of 8 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good) 35 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 355598

(9)

Love Your Work¹²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Harrison Shaw| T: R Menzies| OR: 78| BF| D

28/1

Four wins from 10 runs this year, the latest win at Beverley in April. Fourth of 7 in handicap (8/11) at Pontefract (10f, good). 9 lb higher back on the AW and he looks vulnerable.

Form: 121214

(3)

Bringitonboris^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 74| CD

25/1

Four-time C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Back down in trip and possibilities if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 645440

(14)

Give It Some Teddy¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| BF| D

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 5/2, good second of 10 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Lurking on a workable mark and he's by no means discounted.

Form: 000442

(1)

Secret Glow⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: H Main| OR: 70| D

25/1

Latest win at Lingfield in March. Last of 14 in handicap at Goodwood (9f, good to firm, 12/1) 83 days ago. Return to the AW should help, but others preferred all the same.

Form: 05-1200

Forecasts

Baltimore Boy (10/3), Galiac (4/1), Menai Bridge (5/1), Dingle (6/1), Double Dealing (9/1), Young Fire (12/1), Keyser Soze (18/1), Give It Some Teddy (18/1), Global Spirit (22/1), Bringitonboris (25/1), Secret Glow (25/1), Love Your Work (28/1), Loingseoir (33/1), Raising Sand (50/1)

Several to consider in this competitive handicap. The rock-solid GALIAC is top of the list on the back of another creditable effort in defeat when upped to this trip for the first time at Doncaster three weeks ago. He was successful on his sole previous visit here and gets the nod ahead of unexposed handicap debutant Baltimore Boy. Like Galiac, Menai Bridge has held his form well this year and looks set for another prominent role, while Give It Some Teddy also enters calculations.